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Astragalus canadensis

Astragalus canadensis

Common Name :

Canadian Milkvetch

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Valuable for erosion control and for nitrogen-fixing, Canada Milkvetch is a perennial herb with white flowers that bloom between May and July. A variety of bees feed on its nectar, and it is noted particularly as a food source for the tiny weevil acanthoscelides aureoles that lives at the lowest level of the predatory food chain. The butterfly Colias Alexandra is hosted by this plant. 

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